This guidance document outlines the roles, responsibilities and membership of Local Authority Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs). It notes that all representatives of the Community, Voluntary,…
The latest edition of 'Taxation Trends in the EU' (published June 16, 2014) shows that once again Ireland’s total tax-take is one of the lowest in the Union. It now stands…
This circular establishes the Public Participation Network (PPN) in every county and includes guidelines for their rollout and operation.
Government has published the report of the working group on citizen engagement with local government, which recommends that a Public Participation Network, (PPN) be established in every Local…
The Commission for the Econonomic Development of Rural Areas has just published a report on Rural Ireland entitled 'Energising Ireland's Rural Economy'.
The report outlines the changes in…
Issues relating to depopulation,changing demographic, rural services, new rural development strategy, natural resources, rural development funding, under- employment, investment in local…
Dr Brigitte Unger director of the WSI (Economic and Social Institute) presented a paper at Social Justice Ireland’s Social Policy Conference 2013 entitled ‘Towards a Social Europe’. It…
Ireland needs a combination of vision and pragmatic policies that can truly move the country towards a desirable and sustainable future. We need to focus on evidence rather than on the endless…
Issues relating to the concept of work, unemployment levels, under- employment, long term unemployment, investment programme, working poor, tax credits made refundable are discussed in the podcast…
This podcast outlines the main findings and policy recommendations on taxation from our Socio-Economic Review 2014. Issues discussed are corporate tax, FTT and the tax base.
